Wad-cutter.



J. HUSZAR.

WAD CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1917.

1,260,264. Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar. is, 1918.

Application filed March 2, 1917. Serial No. 151,907.

To all whom it may concern: c

Be it known that 1, JOHN HUszAn, a subject of the King of Hungary,resident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Nad-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in wad cutters, and particularlyto types which are manually operated.

The principal object of the inventionis to provide a device by means ofwhich circular wads or washers of leather, felt, or other fabric may beaccurately, readily, and easily out.

A further object is to provide means combined with the device, whereby,when a certain quantity of the wads have been cut, that the same may beejected from the cutter head.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel design,construction, and combination of parts hereafter described and shown inthe accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this specification,and in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a cutter made inaccordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental view of the same, showing the parts in anotherposition, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4% of Fig. 2.

The implement consists of a metallic head 10 preferably having a knurledor corrugated exterior in order to enable it to be firmly grasped by thehand of the operator, the upper portion being suited to receive blowsfrom a hammer or the like; formed inte grally with the handle of theimplement is an operative head 12, usually of larger diameter, andcontaining a cylindrical opening 14 corresponding with the wad to becut.

The cutting is accomplished by the beveled conical wall 15 the samebeing sharpened to an acute edge 16 adapted to be ground or otherwiserenewed as the implement becomes dulled by use.

Extending upward from the bore 14 into the handle 10 is an opening 19while further extending above the opening 19 is a smaller bore 20adapted to receive the plungerstem 21 united to the plunger head 22, allof these several parts being freely slidable and pressed normallydownward by the action of the helically coiled spring 23, one end ofwhich rests against the upper surface of the plunger head 22 and theother against ashoulder 25 formed in the handle.

A longitudinal recess 26 is formed through the side walls of the headterminating at its upper end in an angular passage 27 the slot beingreceptive of the stem 30, formed with an operating head 81 extending outwardly, while the inner end of the stem is rigidly engaged in theplunger 22.

In operation, the material to be cut is placed upon any level surface,preferably of relatively soft material, as a wooden block, whereupon thehead of the implement is placed on the material, the handle 10 beingheld so as to steady the implement, a blow from a mallet, hammer, or thelike delivered upon its upper end, causing the edge 16 to cut thematerial forcing the wad upward into the cylindrical bore 14, thisoperation being continued until the here is filled with the wads, itbeing understood at the time that the stem 30 is held in the slot 27.

When it is desired to deliver the cut wads from the bore of theimplement, the knob 31 is turned so as to bring the stem 30 intoalinement with the open slot 26 thus releasing the plunger head 22 formovement imparted by the spring 23 whereupon the plunger head will ejectthe wads from the head and the implement is ready for further use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a head having a cylindrical bore terminating ina cutting edge, a handle integral with said head, said handle beingadapted to be manually operated and receive the concussive effect of ablow, of a plunger movable in the bore of said head, a stem attachedthereto extending upward in said handle, a spring circumjacent of saidstem, and adapted to press said plunger downwardly, and means engagedwith said stem for holding said plunger in a raised position, saidholding means extending laterally outward through said head.

2. In an implement of the class described,

the combination with a knurled handle having an upper end adaptedtoreceive blows,

of a plunger slidable forcing said plunger downward, said headcontaining a reversed L shaped sl'otextend ing through its wall, a pinaflixed in the periphery of said plunger extending through 10 said slot;anda head on said pin whereby it may be guided from. the verticalelement of said slot into the branch thereof.

In testimony whereof I have a'fiixed my signature this 10th day ofFebruary, 1917.

JOHN HUSZAR.

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